This page contains honors theses produced by senior Biology majors. For a list of all honors theses since 2011, click here.
Theses from 2023
Planar Lipid Bilayer Analysis of Candidate Rotavirus Antivirals, Emily H. Tamkin
Theses from 2022
Reconstructing early Holocene warmth in outer Isfjorden, Svalbard using stable isotope analysis on the ocean quahog, Arctica islandica, Emma Isabelle Christman
Critical Thermal Maxima and Plasticity in Metabolic Rates: A Comparison of Two Ant Species, Etti Olivia Cooper
Preclinical Drug Development of a Novel Antiviral Target in Rotavirus, Emily-Claire Kathleen Duffy
The Role of Phosphoinositide Metabolism in the Regulation of Neuronal Activity, Abhirami Elayidom
AI in Proteomics: A Comparison Between Crystallographic and in silico Methods of Protein Modeling, Alex D. Weissman
Theses from 2021
Tet2 Knockout May Lead to Selective Memory Enhancement, Mallory M. Caron
Theses from 2019
Measuring the Hypoxic and Hypercapnic Ventilatory Responses of Anolis carolinensis, Mary Buford Turnage
Theses from 2018
An Avian-Centered Model for the Dispersal of Ixodes scapularis by Fall Songbird Migrants, Benjamin A. Tonelli
Theses from 2017
Use of Chromatin Immunoprecipitation and qPCR in 24 Hours-post-fertilization Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Embryos to Show Direct Regulation of nrf genes by Ahr1B, Alexandra Sharon Wyss Ulin
Theses from 2016
Red maple (Acer rubrum) and red oak (Quercus rubra) exhibit spatial and temporal variation in vulnerability to embolism, Julia Laird Fisher
Theses from 2015
The diversity of AlkBs: a structural and mechanistic comparison of three little-known alkane monooxygenase enzymes, Grace Elizabeth Hamilton
Vocal performance in the chipping sparrow: can a bird change his song?, Meredith C. Miles
Theses from 2013
Thymic Morphology and Increased Apoptotic Rates in Juvenile and Adult Female Mice Following Exposure to Low Levels of Arsenic Early in Development, Isabelle Lane Curran
Diversity and characterization of songs in the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort population of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) during their annual spring migration, 2011, Hansen Dalmasse Johnson
A comparative study of songbird serum effectiveness against the causative agent of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, Carla Greer Tilchin
Theses from 2012
Working Toward Pragmatic and Sustainable Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices Among Somali Mothers in Lewiston, Maine, Mariah Marilyn Clarke Barstow
Theses from 2011
Stable Isotopic Shifts in Late Holocene Fish Bones from Multiple Archaeological Coastal Middens in Penobscot Bay, Maine, Carrie Maxene Harris